A popular unrest has intensified in Eswatini, and so have state attempts to contain it. A landlocked nation in Southern African continent, Eswatini (erstwhile Swaziland), is rocked by Pro democracy protests which amplified after an Eswatini student Thabani was allegedly shot dead by the Police. Since it’s independence from the British in 1968, Eswatini has been governed through an absolute monarchy. The monarchy as of now is being lead by Africa’s last remaining absolute monarch King Mswati III, who took over in 1986. Experts suggest that years of misgovernance, massive expenditure on state opulence, a political system devoid of space for opposition parties has manifested into a civil and economic crisis for…
Author: NK Jha
“विजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझंडा ऊंचा रहे हमारा” श्यामलाल गुप्त ‘पार्षद’ द्वारा रचित इस लोकप्रिय गीत का सौंदर्यशास्त्र तिरंगे पर आधारित है। परंतु इस तिरंगे के अंतिम स्वरूप के उद्भव की कहानी भी अत्यंत रोचक है। और आज, भारत के ध्वज पुरुष (फ्लैग मैन) पिंगाली वैंकैया की 58वीं पुण्यतिथि के अवसर पर दी वॉइसेस भारत के राष्ट्रीय ध्वज के विकास की कहानी साझा कर रहा है। सन 1857 की क्रांति के बाद, भारत पर अपने औपनिवेशिक शासन की प्रतीकात्मक पुष्टि करने हेतु, अंग्रेजों ने एक ध्वज का निर्माण किया। पश्चिमी प्रारूप पर आधारित इस ध्वज के बाएं कोने पर जहां ब्रिटिश…
Book: The Presidential Years 2012-2017Author: Former President Pranab MukherjeePublication: Rupa PublicationRelease Date: 5th January 2021Price: Rs. 695 Men in history have always been conscious when they are writing history, a significant part of which has been inspired by their own historical nuances. Former President Pranab Mukherjee emerges one such writer through his memoir ‘The Presidential Years: 2012-2017′. The book that was launched in January 2021 is the fourth and the last in the series of his memoir. The other three are ‘The Turbulent Years- 1980-1996′, ‘The Coalition Years 1996-2014′, and ‘The Dramatic Decade – Indira Gandhi Years’. The statesman in…
On May 23, Belarus forced down Ryanair Flight FR4978 to land in capital Minsk through a fake bomb scare. The engineering of threat was intended to arrest 26 year old journalist Roman Protrasevich. Protrasevich is the co-founder and former editor in chief of NEXTA, a Telegram news channel based in Poland, which is now a cherished and reliable independent media outlet engaged in real time reporting about the authoritarian regime of President Lukashenko. Fearing the arrest for his critical reporting on Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime, Protrasevich left the country in 2019, to live in an exile in Lithuania. Infamously referred as ‘Europe’s last…
Even after 34 years of his assassination in 1987, the legacy of Marxist-socialist revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, continues to inspire his native country Burkina Faso (Africa). A staunch advocate of Pan-African pride, Sankara was a man of reforms at home. Apart from attempts to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation, polygamy and other social evils, the four-year Presidential tenure (1983-1987) of Thomas Sankara, brim with reforms in education, healthcare, governance earned him the title of Africa’s Che Guevara. The adventures of the populist leader were cut short after his assassination by his close aide Blaise Compaoré, who went on to rule Burkina…
The buzz about 2022 FIFA world cup has taken over the sports headline again. However, it isn’t merely about the Qualifiers being played in full swing. A regional political controversy manifesting into ‘another game’ of manipulations has taken the centre stage. Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has condemned, what it calls, “deliberate attempts” by UAE to “manipulate Jounalists organisations in Africa” to speak out against “organisation of 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar”. In a resolution adopted at African Journalists Leaders’ conference in Accra, Ghana, on 2nd June 2021, FAJ explicitly deplored the attempts of alleged manipulation and called upon FIFA and CAF (Confederation of African…
For the first time in 60 years, Cuba will not be lead by a Castro. Last month Raul Castro, the brother of famous revolutionary Cuban leader and former Prime minister Fidel Castro announced his resignation from the office of the head of communist party. As desired by him, the baton has been passed on to the younger generation and Miguel Diaz-Canel takes over as the chief of the party. But does it really means the end of an era? What do the shades of the legacy of the Castros mean for a country which struggles to manage a shaky economy…
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आज सवेरे पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री और राष्ट्रीय लोक दल (रालोद) अध्यक्ष चौधरी अजित सिंह का कोरोना से निधन हो गया। उनके सुपुत्र और रालोद के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष जयंत चौधरी ने ये जानकारी सोशल मीडिया पर साझा की। एक भावुक सन्देश में आकस्मिक निधन की सूचना साझा करते हुए उन्होंने लिखा “आज प्रातः 6 मई को उन्होंने अंतिम साँस ली। अंतिम समय तक भी चौधरी साहब संघर्ष करते रहे। जीवन पथ पर चौधरी साहब को बहुत लोगों का साथ मिला। ये रिश्ते चौधरी साहब के लिए हमेशा प्रिय थे। चौधरी साहब ने आप सबको अपना परिवार माना और आप ही के…
Apart from the results of the 5 assembly elections, Election Commission of India (ECI) also announced the results of the recently held bye-elections for 13 legislative assembly seats and 4 Lok Sabha seats across 12 states. The results presented quite a mixed bag with the BJP winning one Lok sabha and five assembly seats while the Congress was able to retain one Lok Sabha seat and came on top in four legislative assembly constituencies. The outcome of the other two Lok Sabha seats and the remaining four legislative assembly seats was in favour of regional parties. Bye-elections to the four…